Pollinators/Pollen
What is pollen?
What is a fine powder made by plants.
(It is also used to make seeds when moved to other plants.)
Why do bees visit flowers?
What is - to get nectar and pollen?
Is it true bees are dying?
What is - yes?
Can kids save bees?
What is - yes!
Why does pollen stick to bees?
What is - static electricity and the hairs on bees legs - they make opposite charges and are attracted.
What is a pollination?
What is the process that allows plants to reproduce?
(Bees or wind mixes pollen from one plant to another.)
Why are bees attracted to flowers?
What is - they like the sweet smelling nectar?
Are bees mostly dying because people kill them at a picnic?
What is - no, that is not the main reason bees are dying?
Why should we save the bees?
What is - the bees are part of our food chains. And bees help pollinate many foods that we eat.
Are bees and butterflies pollinators? Why?
What is - yes. They both move pollen around.
What creatures can pollinate?
What are Bees, birds, bats, butterflies, moths, wind, water, or other animals?
What sticks to a bees legs and body as they visit flowers?
What do farmers use that harm bees?
What is pesticides?
If I stop killing bees when they bother me outside, will that really help the problem of bees dying?
What is - no, it won't help much - but please don't kill bees if they're near you. Just find a new place to hang out.
What are two things you need to make a bee garden?
What is - dirt, flowers, water, rocks?
What is a goal of pollination?
What is to make seeds?
What happens to the pollen that sticks to some bees bodies and legs as it visits other flowers?
What is - some of the pollen falls off and helps the plants pollinate?
Do bees need a variety of foods?
What is - yes?
What's something you can build to save the bees?
Why are some bees getting sick?
Explain pollination.
What is the process of moving pollen from one plant to another in order to make seeds and help the plant reproduce?
What are some foods we wouldn't have if they didn't get pollinated by bees?
Why do bees need a variety of foods and why aren't they getting it?
What is - Bees need a variety of foods to be healthy- just like humans - we can't eat the same thing all the time. Habitat loss is one reason bees aren't getting the variety of food they need. The bees have to travel farther for different foods. That is very tiring for them.
What is one way you can teach others about the bee problem?
What is make a book or poster?
What if a bee is missing from a food chain?